I talked about some of the top 10 stupid laws in Britain. I feel, there are more such laws – the following quote from a UK newspaper website might be the result of such a law:

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The article was about the 19 year-old hermit ‘hacker’ who was arrested in the UK. The article reveals his mother’s statement about his suicide threats if she took away his computer, his childhood photos and other personal details of Cleary.

If the Daily Mail newspaper can legally publish an article, why can’t the readers comment on it? I am wondering, what legal problem might it arise if one talks about the news?

May be it is another stupid law to curb the freedom of voice!

There is no reason to celebrate this world record. The smelliest man in the world, Kailash Singh, hasn’t washed himself for more than 37 years. The man stopped  bathing or cutting his hair (hair has grown to 6 ft long) since 1974, just after getting married.

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World’s smelliest man hasn’t bathed for 37 years

The world’s most expensive razor can be yours if you can spend $100,000. The hefty price tag comes from sapphire blades and Iridium handle. Iridium is considered to be the strongest and the rarest metal found in earth.

The solid white sapphire blades in the razor is guaranteed to last a decade. For that 10 years, Zafirro will provide free servicing, professional cleaning and re-sharpening, if required. The blades are extremely sharp, hypoallergenic, and won’t have problem of oxidation and corrosion.

Zafirro, the manufacturer is planning to produce only 99 of those razors as the metal, iridium, is 10 times more rare than platinum. Iridium is primarily used in things like rocket engine, where durability is critical.

The Bank of Canada has decided to stop producing paper money and start issuing high-tech plastic money. The money will feature transparent maple leaf window to help reduce currency counterfeiting.

The first polymer bank notes $100 bills will arrive in November. The $50 notes are scheduled to be released in March.

Remaining notes like $20, $10 and $5 will gradually be introduced by the end of 2013.

New shortest man in the world in a 59.93 cm tall, Junrey Balawing from Philippines. The previous shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar, from Nepal was 7 cm taller.

Junrey Balawing was born on June 12, 1993 in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Guinness World Records officials declared him the record holder of the world’s shortest living person on Balawing’s 18th birthday celebration on June 12.

Khagendra became shortest man when he turned 18 years-old some 8 month back.

Balawing is the new record holder of shortest living person. But, he missed to break the all-time record made by Gul Mohammed of India, who was 0.571 m tall at the time of his death in in 1997.

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Junrey Balawing – New shortest person in the world

A girl in Hamburg-Bramfeld, Germany invited her friends to her sixteenth birthday party by posting an event page in Facebook. But, she forget to make it accessible only to her friends.

The invitation was available for everybody to register. It soon went viral and more than 15,000 people confirmed to be present in the birthday party in their home.

When Thessa’s parents found out about it, they were worried and soon canceled the party in a haste, and they also informed the police about the incident. They even hired a private security service to control the crowd.

Despite the cancelation of the birthday party, some 1,500 guests showed up on Friday, June 3, 2011 in Thessa’s home and.  About 100 police officers were also present to control the crowd. Some guests had also brought presents and homemade cakes. Thessa however had fled her home for her safety.

The huge crowd in front of Thessa’s house asked Thessa to be present in the party. They chanted birthday wishes. The police had reported that eleven people were detained temporarily. One of  the police officers was injured and the firefighters had to extinguish two small fires.

Thessa later told that she quietly celebrated her birthday with her grandparents. (Photo source – AP)